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TES Global

Blendspace: Fallacies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A thirty-part learning module with links to texts, images, websites, and videos about common fallacies found in arguments.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Why I Refuse to Say I "Fight" My Disability

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Evaluate Arguments and Claims

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
This article will help you evaluate informational text to determine whether an author's argument is supported by evidence or not. Click on Model to see a model with explanations and then click on Practice.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Plea for Eight Hours

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Terence Powderly's persuasive text "The Plea for Eight Hours" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: To Those Who Keep Slaves, and Approve the Practice

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "To Those Who Keep Slaves, and Approve the Practice" by Richard Allen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze an Argument: Practice 1 (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Analyze the quality, relevance, and credibility of evidence that supports or opposes an argument.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze the Relevance, Quality, and Credibility of Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Analyze the quality, relevance, and credibility of evidence that supports or opposes an argument.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Life Isn't Fair Deal With It" by Mike Myatt

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Life Isn't Fair-- Deal With It" by Mike Myatt, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application: Teenage Brain: Review Argumentative Claims

For Students 9th
Review argumentative claims in preparation for a discussion about age-restricted privileges.
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Other

Park View Middle School: Mrs. Marro Sports Argument Writing

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Numerous resources are provided to support the instruction of the argument essay.
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Article
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Academic Argument: Introduction to Argumentative Thesis Statements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This introduction focuses on evaluating argumentative thesis statements. Click on the Next link at the bottom right for more information.